Motion of the cerebellar tonsils in the foramen magnum during the cardiac cycle

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1587-1588

  Cousins, J ^a   Haughton, Victor ^b,c  

^a Advanced Diagnostic Imaging   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HEART CYCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SYRINGOMYELIA;

ADULT; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; CARDIAC-GATED IMAGING TECHNIQUES; CEREBELLUM; FEMALE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349206040     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1507     Document Type: Article

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